- Collection:
- Alabama Media Group Collection
- Title:
- Young girl participating in a march led by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in Gadsden, Alabama.
- Creator:
- Ayres, Jerry
- Publisher:
- Montgomery, Ala. : Alabama. Department of Archives and History
- Date of Original:
- 1978-03-11
- Subject:
- African Americans--Civil rights
Children
Civil rights demonstrations
Gadsden (Ala.)
Etowah County (Ala.) - Location:
- United States, Alabama, 32.75041, -86.75026
- Medium:
- negatives (photographs)
black-and-white negatives - Type:
- StillImage
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- She is holding a sign that reads, "We Want Justice." The United Klans of America held a march in Gadsden the same day. The demonstrations were organized in response to the recent killing of Collis Madden, an African American man who was shot 15 times by police after a high-speed chase.
- Metadata URL:
- http://digital.archives.alabama.gov/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/121708
- IIIF manifest:
- http://digital.archives.alabama.gov/iiif/2/amg:121708/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- Copyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History. Donated by the Alabama Media Group, http://www.alabamamediagroup.com
- Original Collection:
- Birmingham News
Alabama Media Group
Alabama Media Group Collection - Contributing Institution:
- Alabama. Department of Archives and History
- Rights:
-
Young girl participating in a march led by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in Gadsden, Alabama.
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